Offensive lineman Marcus Martin (6-4, 357) from Los Angeles (Calif.) Crenshaw started to heat up on the recruiting trail after an outstanding performance at the NIKE Camp held in Los Angeles last month. He quickly picked up an offer from Washington and now home town schools UCLA and USC have joined the fray making this recruiting battle a little more heated and very interesting.

Martin received his UCLA offer last week and he comments on his Bruin offer.

"I was excited because I was up at UCLA every weekend watching the football games and trying to be part of the Bruin family," Martin said. "So I was really excited when UCLA gave me that opportunity.